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Family asks people not to take action after fatal Madisonville shooting

The 24-year-old's family said several people witnessed the shooting in Madisonville and are cooperating with police, but no arrests have been made.

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Updated: 6:17 PM EDT Jun 1, 2014

Family asks people not to take action after fatal Madisonville shooting

The 24-year-old's family said several people witnessed the shooting in Madisonville and are cooperating with police, but no arrests have been made.

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Updated: 6:17 PM EDT Jun 1, 2014

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WEBVTT (what the family is praying foris no retaliation. we've hadenough of this, no more murders,no more, we've got so many)A MAN HUNT IS UNDERWAY FORSUSPECTS IN A DEADLY SHOOTING.TONIGHT.... FAMILY MEMEBERS AREASKING PEOPLE NOT TO TAKEACTION.24-YEAR-OLD JOSHUA GASSETT WASGUNNED DOWN YESTERDAY IN FRONTOF DESMOND PARK IN MADISONVILLE.WLWT NEWS FIVE'S TAMMY MUTASAHAS MORE. TAMMY.WE TALKED TO JOSHUA GASSETT'SFAMILY LAST NIGHT. THEY SAYPEOPLE KNOW WHO GUNNED HIMDOWNBUT THEY SAYING PLEASE LETTHE POLICE DO THEIR JOB.GASSETT WAS SHOT SEVERAL TIMESWHILE SITTING IN HIS CAR. YOUSEE HERE...A MEMORIAL WITHCANDLES HAS BEEN SET UP WHERE HEDIED. POLICE SAY HIS KILLERSRAN AWAY ON FOOT THROUGH SOMEWOODS NEAR DESMOND PARK. THE24-YEAR-OLD'S FAMILY SAYSSEVERAL PEOPLE WITNESSED THESHOOTINGAND ARE COORPORATINGWITH POLICEBUT STILL NO ARRESTSYET. THEY ARE ASKING PEOPLENOT TO RETALIATE OR TAKE MATTERSINTO THEIR OWN HANDS.THERE'SALREADY BEEN ENOUGH VIOLENCE.(SOT/SANDY BRASWELL/VICTIMSAUNT) 05:27 ("I am asking, notjust my family, but all of hisfriends, no retaliation please.We have got to stop this, wehave got to, we are losing ouryoung men on a daily basis andwe have to stop.")YOU CAN IMAGINE NEIGHBORS ONDESMOND SAY THEY ARE ON EDGEAFTER THE SHOOTING. POLICE HADPLANNED FOR MORE PATROLS IN THENEIGHBORHOOD. REPORTING LIVEFROM DISTRICT TWO, TAMMY MUTASAWLWT NEWS FIVE.IT'S THE CITY'S 32ND HOMICIDE SOFAR THIS YEAR DISTRICT TWOPOLICE SAY IT'S THE FIRST MURDERIN MADISONVILLE INSIX MONTHS.

Family asks people not to take action after fatal Madisonville shooting

The 24-year-old's family said several people witnessed the shooting in Madisonville and are cooperating with police, but no arrests have been made.